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Events from the year 1955 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Publications
[edit] Births
- 6 January - Rowan Atkinson, comedian and actor
- 15 January - Nigel Benson, author and illustrator
- 19 January - Simon Rattle, conductor
- 25 January - Terry Chimes, drummer (The Clash)
- 27 January - Alexander Stuart, author
- 3 February - Kirsty Wark, television presenter
- 10 February - Chris Adams, professional wrestler (died 2001)
- 23 February - Howard Jones, musician
- 31 March - Angus Young, guitarist (AC/DC)
- 5 April - Janice Long, radio disc jockey
- 23 April - Tony Miles, chess player (died 2001)
- 2 May - Willie Miller, footballer
- 6 May - John Hutton, politician
- 16 May - Hazel O'Connor, singer
- 21 May - Paul Barber, field hockey player
- 30 May - Topper Headon, drummer (The Clash)
- 8 June - Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
- 12 June - Paul O'Grady, talk show host and comedian
- 14 June - Gillian Bailey, actor
- 26 June - Mick Jones, guitarist (The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite)
- 29 July - Stephen Timms, politician
- 1 September - Bruce Foxton, musician
- 3 September - Steve Jones, guitarist (Sex Pistols)
- 5 September - John Bentley, rugby football player
- 9 October - Steve Ovett, athlete
- 15 October - Kulbir Bhaura, field hockey player
- 18 October - Timmy Mallett, television presenter
- 9 November - Karen Dotrice, actress
- 24 November - Ian Botham, cricketer
- 30 November - Billy Idol, singer
- 15 December - Paul Simonon, bassist (The Clash)
- 23 December - Carol Ann Duffy, poet
[edit] Deaths
- 29 January - Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, politician (born 1865)
- 11 March - Sir Alexander Fleming, scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1881)
- 22 April - Herbert MacNair, artist (born 1868)
- 27 April - Ambrose Bebb, author (born 1894)
- 11 May - Gilbert Jessop, cricketer (born 1874)
- 13 July - Ruth Ellis, murderer (born 1926)
- 18 July - Billy McCandless, footballer (born 1894)
- 16 September - Leo Amery, politician (born 1873)
- 28 September - Lionel Rees, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1883)
- 11 October - Hector McNeil, politician (born 1907)
- 14 October - Harry Parr Davies, songwriter (born 1914)
- 15 October - Thomas Jones (T. J.), founder of Coleg Harlech (born 1870)
- 27 December - Alfred Carpenter, soldier (born 1881)
[edit] References
- ^ "Express train crashes killing 14", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b c (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ "Sir Winston Churchill resigns", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Fleet Street papers back after strike", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Election victory for Tories under Eden", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b The Lost Decade Timeline, BBC. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Moss claims first Grand Prix victory", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Britain claims Rockall", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "New TV channel ends BBC monopoly", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Princess Margaret cancels wedding", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Attlee steps down as Labour leader", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Gaitskell elected Labour leader", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "1955: Queen opens London Airport terminal", BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
[edit] See also
1955 in the United Kingdom 
England | 
Scotland
